U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced on May 30 in New York announcing $185 million in Hurricane Sandy Relief funding that will allow work to begin on a new flood-resistant tunnel casement under the Hudson Yards, part of Amtrak's Gateway project. (Genevieve Belmaker/The Epoch Times)

Ray LaHood, Jane Garvey to Chair MTA Reinvention Commission

At the request of Governor Andrew Cuomo, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has created a 22-member advisory board of experts to tackle resiliency, growing ridership, and the other challenges that come along with the shifting trends.

“The MTA has made incredible strides in rebuilding the network that makes New York grow and thrive, but we can never be satisfied with what we have done so far,” stated MTA CEO Tom Prendergast on Tuesday.

As the MTA prepares its five-year Capital Plan to be submitted for review by the state October 1, the experts have been tasked with overseeing five subcommittees to make recommendations.

In May, Cuomo called for the panel to be created to help make sure the regional transit system was “ready for the challenges of the next century.”

Former US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and former Federal Aviation Administrator Jane Garvey will co-chair the commission. The experts represent a variety of interests: business, construction, planning, transit, finance, and advocacy groups.

The commission will host public sessions with opportunities for the public to comment. They will submit a report with short and long term recommendations to the MTA before October 1.

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